The strategic goals and objectives of the Department of Justice
for fiscal years 2000-2005 are based on the Department's mission, a mission that is
embedded in public law. Our goals and objectives are broad and long-term. Most
involve the activities of more than one component organization of the Department.
Many are undertaken in collaboration with, or the support of, other federal, state
and local agencies.

Our goals and objectives reflect several major themes. These include:

Partnership. We are committed to
continuing and strengthening collaborative efforts with other federal agencies,
states and localities, tribal governments, community groups, foreign countries,
and others. Since critical crime and justice issues almost always transcend
traditional jurisdictional and functional boundaries, effective partnerships are
a key ingredient to achieving results. In addition, recent advances in
communications and transportation, the growth of the global economy, and the
breakup of formerly totalitarian states, have underscored the transnational
dimensions of the Department's work.

Leadership. We are committed to fulfilling our
leadership responsibilities in forging a coordinated national and international
response to crime and justice and assisting states, localities and tribal governments.
We are also committed to targeting federal investigative and prosecutorial resources
on those areas where they can have most strategic effect, for example, attacking
multijurisdictional criminal enterprises, or where the Federal Government has lead
responsibility, for example, preventing and investigating terrorist threats.

Preparedness. We are committed to maintaining
a high-level capability to deter and respond quickly to newly emerging crime
threats, including those threats posed by the new technology. Preparedness
involves attention to core infrastructure needs to ensure that adequate skills,
tools, and processes are in place for meeting the new challenges of the 21st century.

Institutional Integrity. We are committed to
preserving and enhancing the integrity and trustworthiness of not only the
Department, but the nation's justice system as a whole.

To provide the reader a quick overview, our strategic goals
and objectives are listed on the following pages.

Goal 1: KEEP AMERICA SAFE BY ENFORCING FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAWS

Objective 1.1 VIOLENT CRIME

Reduce the threat, incidence, and prevalence of
violent crime, especially as it stems from organized criminal enterprises and
drug and gang-related violence.

Objective 1.2 DRUGS

Reduce the threat and trafficking of illegal
drugs by identifying, disrupting, and dismantling drug trafficking organizations
which are international, multijurisdictional, or have an identified local impact.

Objective 1.3 ESPIONAGE

Deter and detect espionage against the United
States by strengthening counterintelligence capabilities.

Deliver services to the public in a professional and
courteous manner and ensure that correct immigration benefit decisions are made in a
timely and consistent fashion.

Objective 4.3 BORDER ENFORCEMENT

Secure the ports-of-entry, land border and coast of
the United States against unlawful entry.

Objective 4.4 BORDER FACILITATION

Facilitate lawful travel and commerce across the
borders of the United States.

Objective 4.5 INTERIOR ENFORCEMENT

Preserve the integrity of the legal immigration
system and promote public safety and national security by deterring illegal
immigration, combating immigration-related crimes and removing individuals,
especially criminals, who are unlawfully present in the United States.

Objective 4.6 IMMIGRATION INFRASTRUCTURE

Ensure the effective and efficient operational
capability of the INS workforce.

Objective 4.7 ADJUDICATION

Adjudicate all immigration cases in a timely
manner while ensuring due process and fair treatment for all parties.

Goal 5: PROTECT AMERICAN SOCIETY BY PROVIDING
FOR THE SAFE, HUMANE AND SECURE CONFINEMENT OF PERSONS IN FEDERAL CUSTODY

Objective 5.1 DETENTION

Provide for the safe, secure and humane confinement
of persons who are detained while awaiting trial or sentencing, a hearing on their
immigration status, or deportation.

Objective 5.2 PRISON CAPACITY

Ensure that sufficient prison capacity exists so
that violent and other serious criminal offenders are imprisoned to the fullest
extent of the law.

Objective 5.3 PRISON OPERATION

Maintain and operate the Federal Prison System in
a safe, secure, humane and efficient manner.

Objective 5.4 INMATE SERVICES

Provide services and programs to meet critical
inmate needs and facilitate their successful reintegration into society,
consistent with community expectations and standards.

Goal 6: PROTECT THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY AND PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT TO
THE FEDERAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TO ENSURE IT OPERATES EFFECTIVELY

Objective 6.1 PROTECTING THE JUDICIARY

Protect judges, witnesses and other participants in
federal judicial proceedings and ensure the safe and secure operation of the federal
court system.

Objective 6.2 FUGITIVES

Apprehend fugitives from justice.

Objective 6.3 VICTIMS AND WITNESSES

Meet the needs of, and uphold the rights of, victims
and witnesses of federal crimes.

Objective 6.4 BANKRUPTCY

Protect the integrity and ensure the effective operation
of the nation's bankruptcy system.

Goal 7: ENSURE EXCELLENCE, ACCOUNTABILITY AND INTEGRITY IN THE
MANAGEMENT AND CONDUCT OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS

Objective 7.1 INTEGRITY

Foster integrity, strengthen management accountability,
and promote efficiency and effectiveness to ensure public trust and confidence in
Department of Justice programs.

Objective 7.2 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Improve the effectiveness of Department of Justice
operations by strengthening and enforcing controls over assets, improving the
usefulness and reliability of financial data for planning and reporting, and
maximizing the use of available resources in accomplishing programmatic missions.

Objective 7.3 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Make effective use of information technology (IT).

Objective 7.4 HUMAN RESOURCES

Strengthen human resource recruitment and retention
efforts and provide for a workforce that is skilled, diverse, and committed to excellence.